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Polish gaming studio Artifex Mundi is best known for their hidden object games like the Nightmares from the Deep and Enigmatis series. But they also publish games from other studios, such as fellow Polish developer Nimbi.
The two companies have teamed up to produce Deadlings, which has just released on Android today. Instead of a hidden object adventure, Deadlings is a clever and whimsical...

For a free to play game to truly stick around over the years, it needs lots of updates. That’s just what Electronic Arts has done with The Sims FreePlay, pushing out regular updates with new content every few months. Just last month, they released the Golden Age update which introduced teenage and senior citizen Sims to the game.
Next week, The Sims FreePlay will take things even further. The...

We recently visited multinational game publisher Game Insight in San Francisco to check out their latest mobile title The Tribez & Castlez, which launched earlier this week. During the visit, Game Insight also gave Android Central an exclusive first look at their next major release: Running Shadow. An endless runner with distinct levels, intuitive combat, and impressive 3D graphics, this...

Of all the mobile publishers, Game Insight is pretty much the king of city builders. We’ve covered their futuristic entry 2020: My Country in the past, but Game Insight’s history with the genre goes back farther than that. One of their early hits was 2012’s The Tribez, in which players built a city for a tribe of primitive inhabitants.
Today Game Insight follows up with a sequel, The Tribez...

Indie game development is where many of the most exciting Android games come from nowadays. Sure, we all love big releases from Electronic Arts, Sega, and the like. But so many today’s most popular mobile games (including Flappy Bird) came from small development studios or even individual creators.
We caught wind of several exciting indie games during the recent Apps World event in San...

TegTap is a two-man app development studio based in Arizona with a surprisingly diverse catalog of games. The studio has published a variety of kids’ apps for Android, including Dragon Maker, My Fairy Pony, and Dino Digger.
On the other end of the spectrum, TegTap’s marquee title Solar Warfare is a full-fledged sci-fi shooter aimed at the more serious gaming crowd. With smooth 3D graphics,...

A few sweet games with a Valentine's Day theme
Love is in the air, and the most fortunate among us will soon celebrate Valentine’s Day with someone special. And if you’re dining somewhere nice for the holiday, you’re probably going to spend more than a few minutes waiting to be seated. Why not pass the time with Valentine-themed content in your favorite Android game? We’ve got nine festive...

At Apps World last week, we met both veteran and inexperienced game developers alike. Some creators were preparing to publish their first games. That counts fort Summer Wu, whose first title Dropdot has just gone live exclusively on Android.
Dropdot is a connect-the-dots game for young children. It packs a simple user interface, a wide array of puzzles, and even some stealthy educational...

Endearing characters and high-quality art set XnO apart
Catapult games are a big deal on mobile – just look at Angry Birds and the many games the series has inspired as proof. The style of gameplay – aiming projectiles at something and trying to knock it over – works perfectly with touch-screen devices. You can classify these games as physics puzzlers, but they feel more action-oriented than...

Last week’s Apps World was an event dedicated to mobile games and apps - and the craft of making them. Apps World culminated with the Big Indie Pitch, a contest in which game developers pitched their games to members of the press. I look forward to telling you all about my experience with the Pitch very soon.
In the meantime, let’s look at one of the two games that won the Big Indie Pitch. New...

Back during the era of the original Playstation, an arcade-style game called Gubble migrated from PC and Mac to Playstation. It starred a little purple alien who hopped around in a pogo stick-like vehicle and solved puzzles with simple tools like hammer and screwdriver. Several years later, developer Actual Entertainment released the first Gubble on iOS (Android hadn’t caught on so strongly at...

Updated features expected to hit within the next few days
We travelled to this week’s App World event in San Francisco to learn about new and interesting apps coming to Android. One section of the show – TV Hackfest - specifically showcased apps relating to television and video viewing.
Inside of the TV Hackfest area, we met with Anthony Rose, Co-founder and CTO of Zeebox. Zeebox is a second-...

There are lots and lots of free to play games on Android. Some get the payment model right, some get it wrong. One thing the best free to play games have in common is a steady stream of updates and new content. That’s just what has kept us playing The Sims FreePlay since it launched two years ago.
The newest Sims FreePlay update is called “All Grown Up.” It brings two huge new quests: Adulthood...

For many of us, the best part of smartphones and tablets is gaming on the go. And almost as fun as playing games is seeing them in action before they come out. That’s why Android Central and the Mobile Nations team heads to gaming events like E3 and GDC. So we can tell you guys about upcoming games and apps.
This week we’ll be attending a new mobile industry event for the first time: Apps World...

Fighting games are tough to get right on mobile devices. Sure, we have physical control options like MOGA controllers, but most everybody just plays with a touch screen. One fighter that really gets it right is the Android version of Injustice: Gods Among Us. It packs the graphical flair and chaos of the console games, and yet plays quite well on tablets and phones.
Clearly Injustice has done...

Android gamers who want a World of Tanks-like experience on their phones and tablets can’t do much better than Tanktastic from G.H.O.R. Corporation. Tankastic features online multiplayer, multiple game types, and tons of tanks – all in an easy-to-swallow free to play game.
Just because they’re at the top doesn’t mean the Tanktastic team is resting on their laurels, though. The game recently...

Last week we brought news that Russian gaming giant Game Insight would be bringing its multiplayer combat game Tank Domination to Android early next year. That title will be the publisher’s most hardcore Android release to date. They’re actually best known for city building games.
The cream of Game Insight’s city building crop is 2020: My Country, a sequel to the original My Country. The new...

The perfect mix of card collecting and role-playing
Earlier this year, Perfect World Entertainment announced their intention to move into the mobile gaming business. Perfect World is best known for publishing PC MMOs such as Neverwinter, Star Trek Online, and even one called Perfect World.
The publisher’s first domestic mobile game Elemental Kingdoms appeared on iOS back in October. Now it’s...

Online multiplayer combat game will be free on Android
With World of Tanks Blitz still in development, the only proper alternative on Android is Tanktastic. But that is due to change early next year. Game Insight, publisher of the My Country series and Dragon Eternity is preparing to bring their largest game yet to Android: Tank Domination.
With 10-against-10 online battles, a large array of...

Puzzle games are a great fit for mobile devices. The levels tend to be nice and short, and touch screen controls can easily keep up with the demands of the genre.
One of the more clever non-physics puzzle games I’ve played is Puzzle Retreat from the Voxel Agents. Last week, the Android version of the game received a new batch of levels before the iOS or Windows Phone versions. The new “Promenade...

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